Shopping With: Chip and Pepper Foster

Investment Tips for $200 Jeans

By

Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan

Updated Oct. 7, 2006 12:01 a.m. ET

The market for trendy jeans that cost more than $100 has exploded in recent years, with hundreds of brands churning out styles in a dizzying array of cuts, washes and detailing such as embroidery or beading.

For help finding jeans that are fashionable without being too faddish -- and promise a flattering fit -- we called on Chip and Pepper Foster, owners of the hip, Los Angeles-based Chip & Pepper brand that's sold by high-end...